Random Writing Thoughts

[jebbypal]

No, No, I'm not going back on what I said I was going to do. But I was watching some of lithium_doll's farscape vids as I tore up way too many pieces of billing info and was struck with what I'm sure is not a unique thought.

But I'm going to spam your flist with it anyway.

In a way, I'm almost happy that Firefly ended when it did (please hold flames till the end). It's just from the standpoint of a writer, things were left in such a way that it begged people to fill in the blanks, do characterization stories, and just basically drug every hibernating or nascent muse kicking and screaming into reality. At least that is what it did for me. I fear that if the series had continued into spring etc, that things would have become much better defined etc. Granted, Joss doesn't always do that. In the past, he's left entire countries of backstory and ideas to be explored. But I'm not sure that Firefly, in it's focus on mortals, would have necessarily have gotten the same treatment.

Because with Farscape, my muse is terrified of it. The entire series fits together so continuously and tightly, that's it's hard to find an idea or a plot that wasn't completely and fully developed. There are potentials there, but it just seems so solid and even after rewatching episodes and such, they seem so complete. Heck, even trying to insert in stories/days seems hard because especially in anything past season one, you have to know your timeline so frigging intricately for it to be believable and fit. Granted, AUs and such work nicely, but still.

I dunno, just me thinking out loud as my muse keeps bashing and I keep protesting that it's wanting me to deal w/ 14 frigging characters. Think I may have found a way around it, but I anticipate needing to rewatch a lot of episodes....and while not a pain, well, it's just soo much harder when there are so many episodes instead of the what, 12 we got w/ firefly.

*sigh* Back to the monotony of my planned day.

Comments

[kazbaby]

LithiumDoll has some of the best videos around. /end fangirl moment *g* But to be serious, the clips she's used with certain music have helped the muses considerably over the past couple years because they help set a particular mood you're trying to achieve within a story.

Because with Farscape, my muse is terrified of it. The entire series fits together so continuously and tightly, that's it's hard to find an idea or a plot that wasn't completely and fully developed.

Ah, but that's the thing. While the plots were developed, they left the door wide open for so many avenues to explore. Either to explore them more deeply with fillers and additions, or to take them onto a different road altogether. I love AUs for that. It lets you define the characters within your own mind, see if what makes them tick will continue along that new avenue. Or think on how a varied situation will change their evolution from the characters we already know.

By the way, I love that icon. Is it available for sharing cause it totally cracks me up. *g*

[fleshlycherry.livejournal.com]

The entire series fits together so continuously and tightly, I feel the exact same way about Babylon 5. It is one of my favourite shows of all time and with me, enjoyment usually equals fanfiction, but I just can't do it. Everything that happened or didn't in B5 did so for a reason and I don't want to change it or add to it. I just want to let it be, in all its glory.

[inalasahl]

In terms of fic writing, I agree that FF ending so early covers a lot of my inspiration. However, I think I would trade if I could.